Alternative Plasticizers As Emerging Global Environmental and
plasticizers.1 Phthalate plasticizers are a commonly utilized compound, comprising up to 85% of the total plasticizers in the market.1 Phthalate plasticizers have been regardedas hazardous compounds due to numerous reports based on its toxicological eects, including bioaccumulation potential, endocrine dis-
Alternative Plasticizers As Emerging Global Environmental and
Plasticizers are synthetic chemicals that are commonly used in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) based products, food packaging, children’s toys, medical devices, and adhesives. There are about 30 000 chemicals can potentially be utilized as plasticizers.
Phthalates and alternative plasticizers and potential
Ortho-phthalate esters (e.g., di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, DEHP) are used as plasticizers to impart flexibility to polyvinyl chloride (PVC). These chemicals are widely used in PVC-based consumer
Analysis of Phthalates and Alternative Plasticizers
The two methods were validated and applied for the identification and quantification of plasticizers in ten gloves made with different materials (vinyl, nitrile, latex, and neoprene). Results...
Identification and quantification of 14 phthalates and 5 non
Introduction. Phthalates are esters of ortho-phthalic acid. These compounds have applications in many industrial sectors. They are used as plasticizers to improve flexibility of plastics such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in which they can represent up to 40% of the total mass [1].
- Do plasticizers contain phthalates?
- This study addresses the gap by providing a comprehensive overview of the occurrence and key transport parameters of the most reported plasticizers, including 10 phthalates and 14 alternative plasticizers. The plasticizer content in source materials was found to range up to 27.6 wt%.
- Are phthalates and alternative plasticizers present in indoor environments?
- Consequently, plasticizers are widely present in the gas, airborne particle, and dust phases within indoor environments. Numerous field studies have been conducted to determine the indoor concentrations of phthalates and alternative plasticizers quantitatively.
- Are phthalates more common in airborne particle phases than plasticizers?
- Phthalates were more frequently detected in both the gas and airborne particle phases compared to alternative plasticizers, which is consistent with the findings for plasticizers in the dust phase , , .
- Are alternative plasticizers more dangerous than phthalates?
- In contrast to phthalates, alternative plasticizers were reported less frequently and had lower dust-phase concentrations , . DINCH and DEHT were the top two alternative plasticizers of concern due to their high detection rates (see the dust sheet of Supplementary Material B for details).
- Why do alternative plasticizers have lower dust-phase concentrations than phthalates?
- The lower dust-phase concentrations of alternative plasticizers compared to phthalates may be attributed to their larger molecular weight , , . As listed in Table 1, alternative plasticizers generally have larger molecular weights, which correspond to lower vapor pressures and lower y0 on source surfaces.
- Which alternative plasticizers are not detected in samples from other phases?
- In comparison, some alternative plasticizers, such as di- (2-Propylheptyl) phthalate (DPHP) and Cresyl diphenyl phosphate (CDPHP), were not detected in samples from other phases in the reviewed references.
